Wale — Negotiations

[Intro] Cash Mohammed, McGreggor Conor, Folarin [Verse 1] Yeah, mind racin', negotiatin' my situation I burned bridges I can't repair so been fly lately I've been peddlin' rhymes so much my calves hurt Fly pelican fly, Tony Montana work Yeah I'm comfortable, tell my other label I love 'em Create a record, collect a check, take my name from it The face on that plain Jane can replace budgets Princess cutter shoe pop singers that can't cut it The ghostwritin', both pockets is pulsatin' For the reign of power, I'll put you with Raina fifth season These niggas streamin' they shit, they weak but they entertainin' Don't ever confuse being great with being famous I'm that nigga fa'sho, I'm that nigga fa'sho Some of you niggas was humble with me, look how you switch up Look how they talk to you different like you ain't better than them You niggas go up in Ellen, forget your Melanin quick Niggas need a new legend, the people never forget I mean a rebel that take the Devil on one-on-one And pray a lot with God, well now his confidence in a gun I know a lot of rappers who spot 'em after I take it from 'em So whoever doubt me gone need a balcony and a jump [Interlude] Look at me! You see this motherfuckin' face? You remember this motherfuckin' face Cause you don't never want to meet a motherfucker like me You understand? [Verse 2] Mind racin', negotiatin' my situation I'm bad business, the rap industry thinks I'm crazy The gatekeepers, they hate me, say I'm militant Really​ niggas don't feel you unless you doin' that nigga shit No Folarin, never change never give up your soul Folarin And do your thing 'cause you givin' 'em hope Folarin You know they say they only love you when broke or dead But I can't count on that and I'm in my ghoster car Nigga done wrote some bars My shit is boastful, always for the culture Got on by my lonesome, you Sofia Coppola Y'all might be dope but you on cause you know somebody Uh, yo, my opposition ain't no competition What you call a booth I call a kitchen, I'm fryin' different Eyes lower than Shyne numbers But my vision God-level cause I focus every four bifocals Sixteens is unmatched Pistols in y'all hand like Brita, they untapped Bitter niggas be reckless, they disrespectful and envious And so you niggas is breakfast, where Desus and Mero at? Margiela apparel, what Virgil say he ain't sent me This shit was a retail so don't check where my check is at Ain't playin' with little niggas cause I ain't with tit for tat But throwin' subliminals make your woman a widow fast and then I dash Jerry Lorenzo, I'm finna blow a bag now 2007, the rappers had no swag now All of these niggas Supreme, nothing is different with me When I played receiver, I perfected the fly route Highly respected, tell these labels I'm iced out I'm feelin' like Beckham, I tell them let the price out I'm lyrically celibate, any status y'all want Motherfuckers ain't fuckin' with a nigga from Nige' Woo, yeah, Baba Folarin Untapped potential but still tap your woman Yo, yeah, okay, Baba Folarin My side just might tax you like Mike Rotunda Ayo, yeah, I never fumble A Betty Lennox in a Bentley with the Helly on me Bammas think I'm with the locals, come on, tell me something Dreadhead get scoped and soaked 'til it's Shelly color Woo, heh, that's the MC DMV about to peak, it ain't just me I dare seven niggas step to me, OC Sleep, how they peeps at a wake for the whole week Funeral crowd, keep runnin' your mouth, nigga The reaper within your reach, you keep reachin' for clout Cloud of mine, I'm high, I'm tired, I'm tried, I tried Goodbye my love, the fourth time's a charm, I'm signed Heh, or nah (Olu)